Our impact report covers the activities of KPMG Australia, KPMG Papua New Guinea (PNG) and KPMG Fiji for the financial year to 30 June 2024, unless otherwise stated. It should be read in conjunction with KPMG International's Our Impact Plan (PDF 4.5MB), published in April 2024.
Our material topics and commitments
This year, we re-examined the list of impacts prioritised in Our Impact Plan 2023, taking into considerations recent events, our stakeholders and business priorities as well as KPMG International’s Our Impact Plan 2024 material topics and those of selected peers and clients in our geography.
We continue to share our progress on our 21 firm-wide commitments organised around four pillars: Governance, People, Planet and Prosperity.
1. Purpose, values and culture
- Always act with a clear purpose
- Drive a responsible tax practice
- To lead the profession in audit quality
2. Trusted and trustworthy
- Act lawfully, ethically and in the public interest
- Respect human rights and work against corruption and modern slavery
3. Information protection, data use, privacy and security
- Uphold the highest level of data and information protection, privacy and security
Update: Political Donations Policy Review Outcome
18 April 2024
Following a review of our political donations policy we have decided to maintain our approach, believing that we have an important role in connecting the private sector and government, and thus helping our understanding of important issues. We will report all forms of political donations, including in-kind contributions, event sponsorships and membership fees for political party business forums. No cash political donation will be made. KPMG will make balanced contributions to the major parties annually.
4. Employee engagement and experience
- Provide a great people experience, built on our People Promise
5. Inclusion, diversity and equity
- Champion gender equality and create an inclusive and equitable culture for all
6. Employee health and wellbeing
- Protect the health and wellbeing of our people
7. Continous learning and future-ready talent
- Foster a continuous and future-fit learning and development culture
8. Talent attraction
- Simpler, more inclusive recruitment processes to attract world-class talent.
9. Climate change and environmental sustainability
- Decarbonise our operations and supply chain towards net zero
- Support our clients' and Australia's transition to net zero
- Strengthen climate resilience with our people, clients and community partners
- Understand and improve our impact on nature and biodiversity
- Advance our commitment to circularity
10. Impact of our client work
- Strong economic contribution
- Exceptional client outcomes, through work that matters
11. Technology and innovation
- Build a thriving technology business and innovate with our clients, alliance partners and the startup ecosystem
12. Societal impact
- Create a fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable future for our communities
- Advocate on the issues that matter
Contact us
Get in touch if you would like further information about Our Impact Plan.
